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Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary
Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary
Location in India
LocationRaigad District, Murud taluka and Roha taluka, Maharashtra
Nearest cityAlibag
Coordinates18°25′00″N 72°56′00″E / 18.41667°N 72.93333°E / 18.41667; 72.93333
Area8436 hectares
Established1982 (1982)
Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary Landscape

Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary (Marathi: फणसाड वन्यजीव अभयारण्य) is a wildlife sanctuary in the Murud and Roha talukas of Raigad district, Maharashtra state, India.[1] It was created in 1986 to preserve some of the coastal woodland ecosystem of the Western Ghats and consists of 6,979 ha (17,250 acres) of forest, grasslands and wetlands. The area was once part of the hunting reserves of the princely state of Murud-Janjira.[2]

  1. ^ "Phansad Jungle". Rohan Gurao, Website for Roha.
  2. ^ Puthran, Aayush. "Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary". India Travel. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

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